Golf Unit Block Plan

Lesson Review Skills and Concepts New Skills and Concepts Major Teaching Points Teaching Styles to be Utilized
1

Transfer of Soccer Skills

 1) Soccer Golf

2) Golf Etiquette

3) Golf Scoring

 1) 
  • Fewest Kicks as possible to hit cone (hole) 
  • Try to keep ball within course boundaries

2) 

  • Wait for group ahead of you to finish
  • Person farthest from hole kicks first
  • No Talking while someone is kicking

3)

  • Terms (par, birdie, eagle, bogey)

 

 Practice Style
  • Students will practice keeping score and using the proper etiquettes and rules of golf by playing Soccer Golf

Reciprocal

  • Students can play the game and offer each other feedback on how well they are following the rules and etiquette of Golf using reciprocal task cards 
2 Transfer of Distance judgment from kicking a soccer ball to Putting

 

 

 1) Safety

2) Putting Stroke

3) Reading the Green

 1)
  • Be aware of where you are swinging putter

2)

  • Balanced Stance
  • Comfortable grip
  • Pendulum Stroke

3)

  • Speed of green
  • Uphill and Downhill putts

 

 Command
  • Students will mimic the teachers demonstration of the putting stroke

Practice

  • Students will practice putting with the teacher circulating giving feedback

Reciprocal

Guided Discovery

  • Students will develop a grip that is comfortable for them
  • Students will putt different directions on the green and develop an understanding on how the grain of the grass affects the putt
3 Putting

Golf Scoring

Safety

 1) Putting Etiquette

 

 1)
  • Farthest away putts first
  • Do not walk in the line of another putt
  • No talking while someone is putting
 Practice
  • Students will practice their putting while playing a putting course
4 Transfer of putting skills to Chipping

 

 

 1) Safety

2) Chipping Stroke

3) Chipping from and to Different lies

 

 1)
  • Be aware of where you are swinging the club
  • Are other students in areas where your ball might end up
  • Are student out of your swing path

2)

  • Balanced Stance
  • Proper Grip
  • Pendulum stroke

3)

  • How did you adjust your swing to successfully hit uphill and downhill lies?
  • How did different clubs affect trajectory of the ball?

 

 Command
  • Students will mimic the teachers demonstration of the chipping stroke

Reciprocal

Inclusion

  • Students will be able to putt from different length and on different lies depending on how proficient at putting they feel they are

Guided discovery

  • Students will develop an understanding on who different lies affect shots and different clubs affect ball trajectory

 
5 Chipping

Golf Scoring

Etiquette

1) Safety

 

 1)
  • Being aware of other players and golf balls on the course

Review of Etiquette and Golf Scoring

 Practice
  • Students will practice chipping and golf rules, scoring and etiquette while playing a chipping course
6 Safety 1) Long Iron Play

2) Sand Play

 1)
  • Use of tee for some shots
  • Balanced stance
  • Smooth easy Swing

2)

  • Firm hold in the sand
  • Open Stance
  • Hit the sand 2-4 inches behind the ball
 Command
  • Students will mimic a demonstration of a proper sand shot and long iron shot given by the teacher

Practice

  • Students in partners will practice shots and get feedback from the teacher 
7 Safety

 

 1) Driving

 

 1)
  • Balanced Stance
  • Smooth easy Swing
  • Ball Placement
 Command
  • Students will mimic a demonstration of a proper driver swing given by the teacher

Reciprocal

  • Students will watch each others swing and ball flight to determine what needs work in their swing
8 Safety

Putting

Chipping

Sand play

Long Iron play

Driving

   Review of all major teaching points for these Concepts of Golf Practice
  • Students will go to stations practicing different shots and getting feedback from the teacher

Inclusion

  • Students will be able to choose what they would like to work on

Reciprocal

  • Students will be at stations in partners providing each other with feedback using criteria sheet
9 Safety

Putting

Chipping

Sand play

Iron play

Driving

 		 1) Reality Golf 1)
  • Rules, scoring and etiquette of golf
  • Review of major teaching points for different shots in golf
  • Course Management
 Practice
  • Students will practice golf shots, rules, scoring and etiquette with teacher circulating providing feedback

Guided Discovery

  • Students by playing reality golf will gather understanding of what shots they play best in certain situations (Course management)
10 Safety

Putting

Chipping

Sand play

Iron play

 		 1) Playing on a Golf Course

2) Tournament Play

 1)
  • Shot gun start
  • Aware of your group and other groups playing on the course
  • Keeping Score

2)

  • Scramble Format
 Practice
  • Students will practice golf shots, rules, scoring and etiquette with teacher circulating providing feedback

Guided Discovery

  • Students will again develop understanding of course management

 

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